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BLOGS: “Matthew Sorrento to introduce a screening of Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944) at The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA on Sunday, April 28, as part of The Road to Noir City Philadelphia 2024….”
Read More RFO Editor to Introduce a Screening of Double IndemnityFILM REVIEW: “A finely crafted, clever combination of film noir, Gothic melodrama, and ‘classic’ detective narrative from Argentina….”
Read More “A Hybrid Noir Played Hot: The Beast Must Die” by Ken HallFILM REVIEW: “A brutal tale of a hitman that is very effectively presented without excessive resort to shock violence….”
Read More “Complex Nuances in the Underworld: Dusk for a Hitman” by Ken HallBOOK REVIEW: “While not of the caliber of Chandler or Hammett, Keene’s working-class novels show his talent for telling intriguing mysteries at a breakneck pace.”
Read More “Dead Men Are My Business: Day Keene’s Mrs. Homicide, Naked Fury, and Murder on the Side” by William BlickINTERVIEW: Matthew Sorrento discusses Ulmer’s 1945 noir as a guest on Jerry Carlson’s City Cinematheque at SUNY TV.
Read More RFO Editor Discusses Edgar G. Ulmer’s Strange Illusion on SUNY TVFILM REVIEW: “Violent, sensual, and at times poetic Hong Kong neo-noir….”
Read More Preview – “Patrick Tam’s My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)” by Thomas M. PuhrFILM REVIEW: “Soderbergh knows the genre terrain, soaking up the urban atmosphere through his typically crisp camerawork and editing….”
Read More “Soderbergh’s Neo-Noir Heist: No Sudden Move (2021)” by Anees ArefNOIRCON 2024 will take place NOVEMBER 7-10 2024 in PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. More details to follow….
Read More NoirCon 2024 Announces Dates in Palm Springs, CAMICROFICTION: “Maybe this bit was being filmed, and he might have a chance to make a real impression, when others discovered he was far braver and resourceful than they supposed. The man was impatient for his answer….”
Read More “Prison Amnesia” by George TolesPOETRY: “I snicker now, the announcement of the Nobel Prize Chemistry Award winners having jogged my memory, as I hobble behind my aluminum walker…. “
Read More “The Purple Pit Cigarette Girl” by Charles Rammelkamp
Retreats from Oblivion: The Journal of NoirCon 